Social Finance, Inc. (SoFi)
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Social Finance, Inc. (SoFi), Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Shape a brighter financial future with us.
Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.
We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way.
Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing engineering team within SoFi Money, responsible for delivering the core banking experience for our members — including checking, savings, monthly statements, and tax reporting systems. This role requires deep technical expertise in building distributed, fault-tolerant backend systems that can scale to support our members with high reliability and data integrity. You will be responsible for driving architectural decisions, establishing engineering best practices, and partnering closely with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance, performance, and member experience are never compromised. If you're passionate about solving complex backend challenges and leading teams to deliver foundational banking capabilities at scale, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact. The ideal candidate is a technical and innovative leader who can both drive change through others, and guide the overall vision of their team as well as the broader organization. We are looking for engineering leaders who can bring fresh perspectives, thought leadership, vision and help us scale for the future. Those with a high sense of ownership, empathy, and disruption will thrive in our team, especially those who inspire others to bring their best to our mission. At SoFi, we pride ourselves on the collaboration between Product, Design and Engineering and so you will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation, implementation, deployment, continued improvement and evolution. What You’ll Do
Own team building and management, including hiring and team performance Lead the development and testing of our systems and services Participate in shaping the technical architecture of the product Help translate user stories into technical solutions Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment Mentor engineers, support the technical culture, and help grow the team Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies Communicate with project leads, product managers and other software developers What You’ll Need
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field 8+ years programming experience, ideally on a modern stack Our core stack is Java/Kotlin/Spring/PostgreSQL/React/Flutter Our data stack is Python/DBT/Snowflake 4+ years Java, Kotlin or Scala experience and an understanding of relational databases and ORMs 4+ years management experience The ability to maintain code quality, performance, and sound architectural practices across teams Willingness to roll up your sleeves, collaborate with others and get stuff done Exceptional sense of responsibility; driving a project from inception to completion Affinity for solving problems and shipping impactful features. Nice To Have
Experience working in highly regulated environments Machine Learning and automated decision experience Experience scaling highly available, mission critical systems Good understanding of SOLID practices Compensation and Benefits
The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location. To view all of our comprehensiveand competitivebenefits, visit our
Benefits at SoFi
page! Pay range: $172,800.00 - $297,000.00 Payment frequency: Annual This role is also eligible for a bonus, long term incentives and competitive benefits. More information about our employee benefits can be found in the link above. SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law. The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
SoFi is committed to an inclusive culture. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email accommodations@sofi.com.
Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.
Internal Employees
If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles. Apply for this position
Senior Software Engineering Manager WA - Seattle Terms and Conditions Apply. SOFI RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE PRODUCTS AND BENEFITS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. To qualify, a borrower must be a U.S. citizen or other eligible status and meet SoFi's underwriting requirements. Not all borrowers receive the lowest rate. Lowest rates reserved for the most creditworthy borrowers. If approved, your actual rate will be within the range of rates listed above and will depend on a variety of factors, including term of loan, evaluation of your creditworthiness, years of professional experience, income, and a variety of other factors. Rates and Terms are subject to change at anytime without notice and are subject to state restrictions.
SoFi refinance loans are private loans and do not have the same repayment options that the federal loan program offers, or may become available, such as Income Based Repayment or Income Contingent Repayment or PAYE.
Licensed by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation under the California Financing Law License No. 6054612. SoFi loans are originated by SoFi Lending Corp. or an affiliate, NMLS # 696891. ( www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org ) ︎ To check the rates and terms you qualify for, SoFi conducts a soft credit pull that will not affect your credit score. However, if you choose a product and continue your application, we will request your full credit report from one or more consumer reporting agencies, which is considered a hard credit pull and may affect your credit.
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Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing engineering team within SoFi Money, responsible for delivering the core banking experience for our members — including checking, savings, monthly statements, and tax reporting systems. This role requires deep technical expertise in building distributed, fault-tolerant backend systems that can scale to support our members with high reliability and data integrity. You will be responsible for driving architectural decisions, establishing engineering best practices, and partnering closely with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance, performance, and member experience are never compromised. If you're passionate about solving complex backend challenges and leading teams to deliver foundational banking capabilities at scale, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact. The ideal candidate is a technical and innovative leader who can both drive change through others, and guide the overall vision of their team as well as the broader organization. We are looking for engineering leaders who can bring fresh perspectives, thought leadership, vision and help us scale for the future. Those with a high sense of ownership, empathy, and disruption will thrive in our team, especially those who inspire others to bring their best to our mission. At SoFi, we pride ourselves on the collaboration between Product, Design and Engineering and so you will be involved in the entire product lifecycle, from ideation, implementation, deployment, continued improvement and evolution. What You’ll Do
Own team building and management, including hiring and team performance Lead the development and testing of our systems and services Participate in shaping the technical architecture of the product Help translate user stories into technical solutions Deliver highly available and scalable services in a production environment Mentor engineers, support the technical culture, and help grow the team Generate ideas for new initiatives and technologies Communicate with project leads, product managers and other software developers What You’ll Need
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field 8+ years programming experience, ideally on a modern stack Our core stack is Java/Kotlin/Spring/PostgreSQL/React/Flutter Our data stack is Python/DBT/Snowflake 4+ years Java, Kotlin or Scala experience and an understanding of relational databases and ORMs 4+ years management experience The ability to maintain code quality, performance, and sound architectural practices across teams Willingness to roll up your sleeves, collaborate with others and get stuff done Exceptional sense of responsibility; driving a project from inception to completion Affinity for solving problems and shipping impactful features. Nice To Have
Experience working in highly regulated environments Machine Learning and automated decision experience Experience scaling highly available, mission critical systems Good understanding of SOLID practices Compensation and Benefits
The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location. To view all of our comprehensiveand competitivebenefits, visit our
Benefits at SoFi
page! Pay range: $172,800.00 - $297,000.00 Payment frequency: Annual This role is also eligible for a bonus, long term incentives and competitive benefits. More information about our employee benefits can be found in the link above. SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law. The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
SoFi is committed to an inclusive culture. As part of this commitment, SoFi offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email accommodations@sofi.com.
Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.
Internal Employees
If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles. Apply for this position
Senior Software Engineering Manager WA - Seattle Terms and Conditions Apply. SOFI RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE PRODUCTS AND BENEFITS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. To qualify, a borrower must be a U.S. citizen or other eligible status and meet SoFi's underwriting requirements. Not all borrowers receive the lowest rate. Lowest rates reserved for the most creditworthy borrowers. If approved, your actual rate will be within the range of rates listed above and will depend on a variety of factors, including term of loan, evaluation of your creditworthiness, years of professional experience, income, and a variety of other factors. Rates and Terms are subject to change at anytime without notice and are subject to state restrictions.
SoFi refinance loans are private loans and do not have the same repayment options that the federal loan program offers, or may become available, such as Income Based Repayment or Income Contingent Repayment or PAYE.
Licensed by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation under the California Financing Law License No. 6054612. SoFi loans are originated by SoFi Lending Corp. or an affiliate, NMLS # 696891. ( www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org ) ︎ To check the rates and terms you qualify for, SoFi conducts a soft credit pull that will not affect your credit score. However, if you choose a product and continue your application, we will request your full credit report from one or more consumer reporting agencies, which is considered a hard credit pull and may affect your credit.
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